Call for International Training Programme (ITP) projects 2024

Education, Internationalization, Development

Funding organisation:

Vlaamse Interuniversitaire Raad - Universitaire Ontwikkelingssamenwerking

What?

VLIR-UOS is glad to announce the launch of the Call for International Training Programme projects (ITP) 2024. This is the second ITP call within the Five-Year Programme 2022 – 2027 (FYP2) to be launched by VLIR-UOS, with new ambitions, innovative approaches, and lessons learned from Covid-19.

Key features of ITP projects  

• Short-term and medium-term results to be achieved within the project duration of 3 years, including training modules for shortterm periods of a minimum of 7 consecutive days and a maximum of 6 months.
• Organised (i) at a Flemish HEI, (ii) in one of the 17 VLIR-UOS project partner countries, or (iii) in a hybrid format.
• Online and blended training can also be integrated into an ITP.
• The ITP format allows flexibility in approaches, including preparatory and follow-up activities on top of the actual training.
• Two types of projects are targeted in this ITP 2024 Call:
  • Academic training programmes, dealing with topics related to sustainable development challenges, Agenda 2030, transversal or priority themes. Directed towards professionals from civil society, private, or public sector.
  • Transversal organisational capacity building training programmes, oriented towards professionals of HEIs (digitisation in higher education, change management, scientific writing, QA, how to set up an international relations office, tech transfer, etcetera).
• A minimum of 8 scholarships per training edition– no maximum

The project budget amounts to a maximum of 150,000 EUR for a duration of 3 years. This period can include multiple training modules and should include a minimum of 8 scholarships per training edition. The overall budget for ITP 2024 allows for a maximum of 7 selectable projects.

Who?

Affiliation of the promoters:

• Flemish promoter: employed as a professor/lecturer/specialist at a Flemish university or university of applied science & arts;
• Optional: in case there is a partner promoter: employed at a recognized higher education institution or national public (not for profit) research institute located in one of the 17 VLIR-UOS project partner countries.

Additional criteria:

• Only 1 project proposal per applicant (Flemish/partner) can be submitted.
• Promoters of an ITP 2022 or ITP 2023 project cannot submit any new ITP project.
• Promoters of an ITP 2023 project proposal that was not selected, can resubmit their proposal.
• At the level of the partner institutions, no further criteria apply. Former and present IUC partner institutions are fully eligible, without any restriction.

Application?

How to submit a proposal

• Who? An application involves a Flemish and a partner promoter in one of the project partner countries, or can be limited to a Flemish promotor (with no partner promotor). In both cases, it is the (main) Flemish promoter who submits to the ICOS (Institutional Coordinators for Development Cooperation) of the Flemish university (association) for quality control. The ICOS will validate and submit your project to VLIR-UOS. Each Flemish institution has its own internal deadlines. Please reach out to the respective ICOS.
• How? UHasselt staff: please complete this form before 14.01.2024, if you are interested in submitting a proposal. 
• How? Formal project applications are submitted via the VLIR-UOS online submission tool.

Assessment procedure

All project proposals will be assessed and selected by the VLIR-UOS Selection Commission for ICP Connect/ITP, based on four standard selection criteria: Relevance and coherence of the project; Quality of the project design; Implementation set-up of the project; Potential impact and sustainability. The selection decision will be communicated ultimately by the end of May 2024.

Regulations?

Launch date of the call for proposals

10 November 2023.

Deadline for submission to VLIR-UOS

Thursday 1 February 2024.
(Please fill out this form before 14.01.2024 if you are interested in submitting a proposal.)

Possible start of the ITP project

Selected projects will be able to start as of 1 September 2024.

More information?

More information can be found here.

Deadline intern

14.01.2024, 01.02.2024

Contact Hasselt University?

E-mail sara.schaeken@uhasselt.be

Tel. +3211268576